Crib construction



Oct. 21, 1947. E.' E. MERRETT ETAL CRIB CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 2l,1945 Patented Oct. 21', A12947 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFCE CRIBCONSTRUCTION Earle E. Merrett, Manitowoc, and George E.

Froelich, Two Rivers, Wis., assignors to Hamilton Manufacturing Company,Two Rivers, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Application September 21,1945, Serial No. 617,778

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to childrens furniture and particularlyrelates to improvements in childrens beds or infants cribs.

One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provideimprovements in the support for the spring mattress support whereby suchmattress support may be mounted in any one of a plurality of verticalpositions, with respect to the ends and sides of the bed, in asimplified manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide improvements in the meansfor mounting the spring support to the bed of such a construction andarrangement that the support is positively held in any one of aplurality of vertical positions and can not be accidently or orinadvertently released from that position.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the followingspecification, the drawing relating thereto and from the claimhereinafter set forth.

In the drawing, in which like numerals are used to designate like partsin the several views throughout;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a childs -bed or crib embodyingfeatures of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevational view showing a portion of one cornerof the mattress support and showing the means for releasably attachingsuch corner to one of the vertical crib rods;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Figure 2; and,

Fig. 4 is an end elevational View of the structure shown in Fig. 2 takenfrom the left end thereof.

An embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in which a childsbed or crib is generally indicated at I0. Such crib I Il includesupstanding end members I2 and I4, each of which has vertical cornerposts I6 which provide floorengaging legs, Drop sides generallyindicated at IS and 28 are disposed between the end members I2 and I4and are connected thereto for up and down movement.

The sides I8 and 20 are identical to each other and are each connectedto the adjacent corner of the end members in the same way. Thus, adetailed description of the manner in which one is connected will besucient for an understanding of the manner in which both are connected.

The side I8 includes upper and lower substantially parallel rails 24 and28, respectively, interconnected by vertical bars 28, which are spacedtherealong.

In order to mount the sides for up and down movement relative to theends I2 and I4, slide posts 3G in the form of rods are fixed to the endmembers I2 and I4 at each corner thereof. The rods are bent at rightangles adjacent the upper ends thereof and are then bent upwardly, withscrew eyes provided through the upwardly bent portions, so that theupper ends thereof are screwed to the corner posts I8 of the end membersadjacent the upper ends thereof. The major portion of each rod 3i)extends parallel to its adjacent post I8 in parallel, spaced relationthereto and is rigidly supported by passing through openings inhorizontal portions of vertically spaced brackets 34, 38 and 38. Thebrackets 34, 36 and 38 are screwed to the inner faces of post I5.

Means vare provided for latching each side to the end members in its upand down positions and the preferred means for so latching the sides isthat disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Guido F.Berger, Serial No. 617,357, September 19, 1945.

A bed spring or mattress support generally indicated at 40 is disposedWithin the confines of the end and side members; and, according to thepresent invention, is releasably connected to each of the rods 3D sothat it may be adjustably fixed therealong. The mattress support 40 isrectangular in form and is formed by end angle members 42 joinedtogether by side angle members 44..

Suitable springs are fixed to the end and side members 42 and 44 toprovide a spring support for the mattress.

A mattress support 4B is provided with a friction latch generallyindicated at 46 at each corner thereof. Each latch projects laterally ofthe spring support and is so constructed as `to frictionally andreleasably engage its adjacent rod 38. Each latch 48 comprises a bodymember 48 which is bent at a right angle to provide one side 50 whichextends along the end rail 42 at the corner thereof and another side 52which extends around -the corner and along the side rail 44 at thecorner. The member 48 is xed to the frame by bolts which pass throughaligned openings in side 5I] and the vertical flange of the end member42, as indicated at 54. Thus, the member 48 is rigidly connected to themattress support. The member 48 also includes an upstanding portion 56which has opposite, inturned side walls forming a U-shaped section. Arigid c-urved member 58 is formed integral with the member 48 andextends laterally of the mattress support 40. Such member 58 is curvedupwardly and inwardly as indicated at 60 and is formed with an opening62 through the outer face thereof. The member 58 is also formed with anopening 64 therethrough through which adjacent rod 30 passes. A rigidlatching member 66 has the inner end 68- thereof bent at an angle to themain portion thereof and then shaped into the form of an eye asindicated at 10. A pivot'rod 12 is passed' through aligned openingsinthe parallel walls of upstanding portion 56 and passes through thepivot eye 'I0 so as to pivotally mount the member 66. The member 56 alsohas an opening 12 therethrough through which the rod 3D passes. l

A coil spring 14 is disposed rbetween members 66 and 58 with the endsthereofengaging and xed by facing bosses 1S and-18 formed on the# Themember 4 released particularly by an infant within the crib.

Formal changes may be made in the specic embodiment of the inventiondisclosed without departing from the spirit and substance of theinvention, the scope of which is commensurate with the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a bed, a pairof end members, rod members mounted on each of said endmembers at opposite 4sides thereof and spaced therefrom, a pair of sidemembers connecting said end members, a mattress support, and meansselectively connecting said u mattresssupport `to said rod members atselected View in Fig. 2, so that the side walls of4 the opening 12 areurged into frictional engagement with the rod 30. The outer end ofmember 66 is shaped in the form of a tab 80 and passes through theopening 62. By depressing the tab 80, the latching member 56 is releasedfrom frictional engagement with the rod 30, and by then raising orlowering the member 58, that particular corner of the mattress supportis correspondingly raised or lowered. When the tab 80 is released, thelatching members 65 immediately re-engage the rod 30 to hold themattress support in that particular position.

Each corner of the spring support 40 has a corresponding latch 46mounted thereon and connected to the adjacent rod 3ll-in the same way sothat each corner may be adjustably positioned. Thus, the mattresssupport may be raised in its entirety to an upper position so that theinfant is disposed at a comfortable height, particularly when it isyoung. Also, one end of the mattress support may be disposed at a lowerlevel than the other, which is desirable in certain circumstances.

The upper curved end 60 provides sufficient proction for the member 66and the-tab 80 so that the latch cannot be accidently or inadvertentlycluding outwardly projecting friction latches attached to each corner ofsaid mattress support andembracing said rod members in frictionalengagement therewith, each of said latches including a rigid memberpivoted to its adjacent corner and having an opening therein throughwhich its adjacent rod passes, another rigid member rigidly connected tosaid adjacent corner having an opening through which said adjacent rodpasses, said another member being curved to eX- tend over and inwardlyof the outer end of said first-named rigid member and having anotheropening therethrough through which the outer end of said first-namedrigid member projects, and resilient means acting on said first-namedrigid member to urge the edge of the opening therein into frictionalengagement with said adjacent rod member.

EARLE E. MERRETT.

GEORGE E. FROELICH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,206,248 Bukolt July 2, 19401,275,762 Safford Aug. 13, 1918 497,168 Cronan May 9, 1893 533,815Jackson Feb. 5, 1895

